This year, the NCAA doled out $5 million to address disparities between the men’s and women’s March Madness tournaments.
The expansion of the women’s tournament to 68 teams, gym equipment, swag bags, hotel accommodations and the official use of the “March Madness” logo are now all the same between the two leagues, among other aspects.

This post was updated April 3 at 11:15 p.m.
After a battle featuring 11 lead changes and 10 ties, the Bruins’ season has come to a close.

The Bruins will face a familiar foe in the quarterfinals of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.
UCLA women’s basketball (17-12, 8-8 Pac-12) is set to match up against Pac-12 rival Oregon State (17-13, 6-9) in Corvallis on Sunday.

This post was updated March 20 at 5:03 p.m.
The Bruins will live to play another day after pulling away by double digits in the first half.

The Bruins will face an unfamiliar opponent with their season on the line.
In the first-ever matchup between the two teams, UCLA women’s basketball (15-12, 8-8 Pac-12) is set to compete against Air Force Academy (19-13, 11-7 Mountain West) in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament on Sunday afternoon in Pauley Pavilion.

UCLA women’s basketball (14-12, 8-8 Pac-12) will begin its quest for a second Women’s National Invitation Tournament championship under coach Cori Close and will have the opportunity to host the first few rounds, beginning with a home matchup against UC Irvine (21-11, 14-4 Big West) on Friday.

This post was updated March 14 at 11:08 p.m. to reflect a change in the tipoff time of UCLA women’s basketball’s game against UC Irvine.
For the second time in seven years, the Bruins will not be dancing in March.

This post was updated March 7 at 12:09 a.m.
LAS VEGAS — With three seconds remaining, the Bruins were down by three.
Graduate student guard Jaelynn Penn got a look from the top of the key, but it went long as the buzzer sounded.

This post was updated March 3 at 2:44 p.m.
Lauryn Miller had it all mapped out.
Play basketball at UCLA. Graduate with a bachelor’s in three years and a master’s the year after.

After two wins last week to close its regular season, UCLA women’s basketball (13-11, 8-8 Pac-12) will enter the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas this week as the No.